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PhD Studentship: My World/Netflix: Deep Video Coding for AOM/AV2

University of Bristol - Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Qualification Type: PhD
Location: Bristol
Funding for: UK Students, EU Students
Funding amount: From £17,668 per annum in 2022/23
Hours: Full Time
Placed On: 3rd March 2022
Closes: 31st July 2023

Funding amount: Minimum £17,668 subject to eligibility status and confirmation of award

The project:

Video technology is now pervasive, with mobile video, UHDTV, video conferencing, and surveillance all underpinned by efficient signal representations. As one of the most important research topics in video processing, compression is crucial in encoding high quality videos for transmission over band-limited channels.

The last three decades have seen impressive performance improvement in standardised video algorithms. The latest standard, VVC and the new royalty free codec, AOM/AV1, are expected to achieve 30-50% gains in coding performance over HEVC. However, this figure is far from satisfactory considering the large amount video data consumed every day.

Inspired by the recent breakthrough in artificial intelligence, in particular deep learning techniques developed for video processing applications, this PhD project will investigate novel deep learning-based video coding tools, network architectures and perceptual loss functions specifically for the new emerging open-source codec, AOM/AV2.

This project is jointly funded by Netflix (US) and MyWorld UKRI Strength in Places Programme, as part of the strategic research collaboration project between the University of Bristol and Netflix (US). The student will have the opportunity to work with experts from Netflix, contributing to the development of AOM/AV2.

URL for further information: http://www.myworld-creates.com/   

https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2020/june/myworld-ukri-funding-announcement.html 

How to apply:

  • All candidates should submit a full CV and covering letter to myworldrecruitment@myworld-creates.com (FAO: Professor David R. Bull) by the deadline.
  • Formal applications for PhD are not essential at this stage, but can be submitted via the University of Bristol homepage (clearly marked as MyWorld funded):  https://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/apply/
  • A Selection Panel will be established to review all applications and to conduct interviews of short-listed candidates.
  • Candidates will be invited to give a presentation prior to their formal interview, as part of the final selection process. It is expected that the shortlisting selection process date will be 7th August 2023, with interviews to follow.
  • The initial closing date for applications is 31 July 2023. The positions will however remain available until all scholarships are awarded.

Please visit https://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/2022/eng/phd-elec-electronic-eng/ for candidate requirements

Basic skills and knowledge required include excellent analytical skills and experimental acumen. And a background understanding in one or more of the following: Video Compression; Artificial intelligence/Machine learning/Deep learning

Contacts:  

For questions about eligibility and the application process please contact sceem-pgr-admissions@bristol.ac.uk

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